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PC Chacko submits resignation as Delhi Congress in-charge after poll drubbing, says comment on Sheila Dikshit being 'misinterpreted'
•Congress' PC Chacko on Wednesday tendered his resignation from the post of Delhi Congress in-charge, a day after the party failed to secure even one seat in Delhi election results.
Congress appoints Subhash Chopra as new Delhi unit president, Kirti Azad as chairman of state poll campaign committee
•Chopra will have the task of fostering unity in the party's Delhi unit ahead of the crucial assembly elections due early next year.
Arvind Kejriwal needs grassroots connect, political adroitness to win Delhi in 2020, not suave Obama-style campaigns
Pranav Jain •Arvind Kejriwal can hope for a revival only if he secures for himself a comprehensive victory, around 60 seats, in the upcoming Delhi elections.
Congress to announce new president of Delhi unit soon, says PC Chacko; post vacant since Sheila Dikshit's demise
•All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Delhi in-charge PC Chacko on Friday said that the party will soon announce the new president of its Delhi unit as the Assembly elections are just around the corner
Month after Sheila Dikshit's demise, Sonia Gandhi meets Delhi Congress leaders over selection of new state unit chief
•The Delhi Congress president post has been lying vacant since the demise of Sheila Dikshit in July. The selection of a new president for the Delhi Congress unit was discussed in the meeting, Chacko said and added that some local leader will be considered for the post.
Meeting to elect next Delhi Congress chief to be held at Sonia Gandhi's residence ahead of Assembly election
•On Monday, the interim Congress chief appointed Rameshwar Oraon as the Jharkhand state unit chief along with five working presidents – Kamlesh Mahato Kamalesh, Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Thakur, Manas Sinha and Sanjay Paswan.
Sushma Swaraj was pivotal in making public life an option for ordinary women and not just the privileged elites
Ajay Singh •Sushma Swaraj was a pioneer in changing the perception of public life for women: With her as a conduit, public life ceased to be the preserve of women from elite backgrounds and also became a viable career option for the average woman-next-door.
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Fp Staff •Sheila Dikshit, three-time chief minister of Delhi, who is credited with the 'all-round' development of the national capital was cremated with full state honours.
Sheila Dikshit cremated with full state honours at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat; Congress, BJP leaders hail former CM for capital's development
Fp Staff •Sheila Dikshit's family members, colleagues, Congress workers, and admirers braved heavy rains and gusty winds to bid her a final farewell at the national capital's oldest cremation ground, Nigambodh Ghat.
Sheila Dikshit cremated with full state honours at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat; Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah attend ex-CM's funeral
Fp Staff •Sheila Dikshit, three-time chief minister of Delhi, who is credited with the 'all-round' development of the national capital was cremated with full state honours on Sunday after she passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Saturday.